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Dave Knight

  • About Me

    I am very passionate about electronic engineering and as I graduated with my EE degree from Boise State University in 2008 I was also chair on the BSU Student Branch, Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society and recipeint of Micron Engineering Scholorship in 2008. I have experience with DC-

  • Skills

    C C++

  • Interests

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Aluminum Organic Polymer Capacitors
BLOG

Aluminum Organic Polymer Capacitors

By Dave Knight

This post will detail the advantages and disadvantages of traditional electrolytic capacitors ad explain how organic polymer capacitors offer improved performance.

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Introduction to Linear Voltage Regulators Figure 1
TUTORIAL

Introduction to Linear Voltage Regulators

By Dave Knight

Linear regulators are simple voltage regulator circuits commonly used in electronics. This paper briefly discusses how linear regulators work, their advantages and disadvantages, variations on the linear regulator, and important datasheet parameters.

Driving Low-Current LEDs Figure 3
TUTORIAL

Driving Low-Current LEDs

By Dave Knight

LEDs are used everywhere for status indicators, light sources, and more. This blog covers the basics of biasing low-current LEDs.

INA200 typical application schematic
TUTORIAL

Introduction to Current Shunt Monitors

By Dave Knight

Current shunt monitors are a simple and easy way to measure current. This article introduces the ideas of current shunt sensing, some current shunt ICs, considerations when designing a current shunt monitor, and applications.

Improving Efficiency in DC-DC Converters Through Careful Component Selection
TUTORIAL

Improving Efficiency in DC-DC Converters Through Careful Component Selection

By Dave Knight

This paper discusses some loss mechanisms in DC-DC converters, and how careful component choices can optimize performance.

Constant Power Load Using PWM and ADC - Figure 2
TUTORIAL

Constant Power Load Using PWM and ADC

By Dave Knight

This article discusses the basic ideas of pulse-width modulation (PWM) and analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), and describes a circuit and firmware using these tools to create a constant power load with closed-loop feedback.

High Current LEDs
TUTORIAL

Driving High-Current LEDs

By Dave Knight

High-power LEDs produce more lumens per watt than previous lighting technology and are replacing incandescent and CFL light bulbs.